Beard Odor?

Beard Odor?

OK, this is weird, but over the past day or two I've noticed a strong, musty odor on myself. Now, please keep in mind that I shower and shampoo daily, wear
a good, strong deodorant, a little cologne, and have good personal hygiene, so this sort of thing is WAY out of the ordinary for me. Last night I was working
at my desk at home and I thought the smell was coming from my T-shirt. It was clean, but I'd worn it all day and just thought it needed changing. I went to
bed after that, then got up this morning, took my daily shower, washed my hair, my beard, etc. but now here it is noon and I'm already noticing the odor
again. This time I don't think it's coming from my clothes... in fact, I think it's coming from my beard(!). I shampoo my beard just like I do my
hair (I even put a little conditioner on it), so why would my beard be giving off an unpleasant, musty odor all of a sudden? It's not that long (maybe an
inch at most), but I definitely smell it on my comb when I shape my beard with it. I'm hoping the close proximity of my nose to my facial hair explains why
I can smell it so strongly (and hopefully why other people can't!), but I'm not sure and don't want to go around asking people if they think I
stink or not, haha. That's not a good way to win friends! So can someone help me out with this? I've just never noticed this at all before and am a
little perplexed. Thanks!

I think that's where it's coming from! Unless I've grown a new smell that I'm not used to yet (which would probably be even harder to explain).
I think I'm going to try one of these beard shampoos I've seen advertised and see if that helps. Any recommendations? Beardsley's? Bluebeard's?
Lion's Mane?

Next, the only way I think you could attribute an odor as being unique to your beard might be if you tend to have very oily skin and the skin underneath your
AWESOME VAN DYCK is not getting cleaned fully. And it sounds like you're giving it more than enough attention so that would not be the case.

I will say that in the first three or four weeks of sporting my whiskers, my skin underneath went through a bit of an adjustment -- which I attributed to the
skin not being scrubbed as well because it's harder to reach. Beyond that, you've got a bit of a Beard Mystery on your hands. But at least you've
got a killer Van Dyck to go with your aroma. Good trade-off, IMO.

I use the beardsley products and I like them lots. Though they are pricey, you only need a little dab to get a full lather with their shampoo -- and I mean a
LITTLE dab -- so the stuff will last forever if you only use as much as you actually need. And it only takes a little dab of the conditioner to get it to
spread throughout your beardage -- especially if you use a small comb to comb it through.

Also, there's nothing wrong with using a mild cologne of some sort -- something that smells natural and is pleasing to your own nose, in a small amount so
it's not too offensive to others.

You might invite your wife, girlfriend or your next date (as the case may be) to give you a second opinion. Women tend
to have sensitive noses to male musk, so maybe she can detect/confirm the source of your odor in case it's not that innocent Van Dyck after all.

Kopper, one thing I've been told recently, and am beginning to believe is that beards have a tendency to absorb scents. i.e. if you are around a strong
scent like smoke, alcohol, perfume, etc. your beard will absorb the scent. The lady who told me was an old friend and recommended I put just a dash of cologne
on my beard to help alleviate that. I must say, that the dash of cologne in my beard is with me after 18 hours while the rest has vanished away. This could be
your problem, your beard is just absorbing a scent and because of it's proximity to your nose you smell it.

Could it be your clothes instead of your beard? If you leave wet wash in the wahsing machine for more then 24 hrs a fungus can develop which causes that your
clothes smell terrible. not directly when you take them out of the washing machine, but after a few hours of wearing them. I had this once when I went for a
weekend trip and forgot to put my wash in the dryer. Just an idea, perhaps it helps

PS you can buy antiseptic cloth wash which you put to your fabric softener to solve the problem...

I think the whole idea of a beard smelling is ridiculous. Beard hair is hair, no different than the hair on the rest of your body. This would have to be a 1st
for me, I've never heard such a thing. Must be coming from something else. The next thing you know women will be telling us to shave because our beard
stinks. Lol
crazy...

I am going on 2 years bearded now. I wear a full beard. I notice that when washed everyday my beard tends to try and produce oils to compensate for what was
washed (stolen!) from it in the shower that morning. I have washed my beard with shampoo once in the last 6 months. Boy was that a bad idea. It was dry, itchy
and had a strong smell about a week in. After 3 or so weeks the oil evens out and the smell dissipates as it does not need to produce a lot anymore.